Allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don't back Trump's Cabinet picks and legislative priorities.

U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-La.), alongside Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), has introduced Sarah’s Law, legislation aimed at ensuring that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detains and removes illegal immigrants charged with killing or seriously injuring American citizens.

Pete Hegseth, center, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet, right, as they depart a meeting with Republican House members, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Combat veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth is among President-elect Trump's more controversial cabinet nominees.

Louisiana is set to become the first US state to secure final approval from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.

Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in opposition to President-elect Donald Trump. “After four years ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) applauded President Donald Trump‘s executive order seeking to end telework for federal workers, saying, “We are just getting started.” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA ...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will vote for former Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, she announced Tuesday night after his first confirmation hearing.

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst pressed Pete Hegseth about women’s roles in the military and thanked him for their “frank” discussions as he sat before an often-contentious hearing on his nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Defense Tuesday. Ernst has been ...

Republican Louisiana U.S. Sen ... relatively unscathed and with support from Republicans like Iowa's Joni Ernst who previously expressed concerns about his nomination. Cassidy, who met with ...

Leo the Lion, a MAGA America First voter, has started a new group to purge the Republican Party of sellout RINOs (Republicans In Name Only) in office. The RINO Removal Project (RRP), subtitled “RINOs Become the Politically Hunted,” is targeting some of the most detested sellouts in Congress.

Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) (L) introduces U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Jan. 14, i Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)